$38.86
1.83% day before yesterday
NYSE, May 16, 10:10 pm CET
ISIN
US29670G1022
Symbol
WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc Stock price

$38.86
-1.19 2.97% 1M
+0.05 0.13% 6M
+2.54 6.99% YTD
-0.55 1.40% 1Y
-6.59 14.50% 3Y
-2.37 5.75% 5Y
+12.12 45.33% 10Y
NYSE, Closing price Fri, May 16 2025
+0.70 1.83%
ISIN
US29670G1022
Symbol
WTRG
Sector
Industry

Key metrics

Market capitalization $10.89b
Enterprise Value $18.66b
P/E (TTM) P/E ratio 17.44
EV/FCF (TTM) EV/FCF negative
EV/Sales (TTM) EV/Sales 8.26
P/S ratio (TTM) P/S ratio 4.83
P/B ratio (TTM) P/B ratio 1.66
Dividend yield 3.26%
Last dividend (FY24) $1.27
Revenue growth (TTM) Revenue growth 16.41%
Revenue (TTM) Revenue $2.26b
EBIT (operating result TTM) EBIT $865.91m
Free Cash Flow (TTM) Free Cash Flow $-536.36m
Cash position $20.78m
EPS (TTM) EPS $2.23
P/E forward 18.49
P/S forward 4.65
EV/Sales forward 7.96
Short interest 2.10%
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Analyst Opinions

12 Analysts have issued a Essential Utilities Inc forecast:

10x Buy
83%
2x Hold
17%

Analyst Opinions

12 Analysts have issued a Essential Utilities Inc forecast:

Buy
83%
Hold
17%

Financial data from Essential Utilities Inc

Income Statement P&L | Balance Sheet | Cash Flow


Quarter TTM Annually
Mar '25
+/-
%
2,258 2,258
16% 16%
100%
- Direct Costs 1,299 1,299
13% 13%
58%
958 958
21% 21%
42%
- Selling and Administrative Expenses - -
- Research and Development Expense - -
-
-
1,245 1,245
19% 19%
55%
- Depreciation and Amortization 379 379
8% 8%
17%
EBIT (Operating Income) EBIT 866 866
24% 24%
38%
Net Profit 613 613
7% 7%
27%

In millions USD.

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Essential Utilities Inc Stock News

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE:WTRG ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call May 12, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Brian Dingerdissen - Vice President of Investor Relations & Treasurer Chris Franklin - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Dan Schuller - Chief Financial Officer Mike Huwar - President, Gas Conference Call Participants Durgesh Chopra - Evercore ISI Travis Miller - Morningstar Greg...
Neutral
Business Wire
6 days ago
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Essential's net income of $283.8 million or $1.03 per share for the first quarter of 2025 compared favorably to $265.8 million or $0.97 per share reported for the first quarter of 2024. “We're off to a great start to the year,” said Essential Utilities Chairm...
Positive
Seeking Alpha
9 days ago
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Company Profile

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. It serves approximately 3 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, and Virginia. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Head office United States
CEO Christopher Franklin
Employees 3,291
Founded 1968
Website www.essential.co

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